CarPro Tar X vs Collinite 476 [Video]

[Leadfootluke]

I was going to do another personal wax/seal test on my hood, but first I wanted to strip it. Having applied 476 a couple of months ago, I figured stripping it wouldn't be too hard.



I recently acquired a couple of bottles of CarPro's Tar X and had yet to test it as a stripping/decontamination product. I did use it on bugs and tar, and it worked great, which led me to believe it wouldn't have a problem cutting through the wax. This hood was repainted late last year, it has not been polished or clayed but it passed the clay bar test and is perfectly smooth.



Here is the before picture, with the wax still beading VERY well.

I applied Tar X to the driver's side of the hood and let it dwell.

Here is the video of what the results were. As soon as the product was applied it began to react [or failed to react] with the wax. I grabbed my camera and took a short video. You can get a good idea of Tar X's consistency, it's like snot, a little thicker than water but not quite a gel.

And this is what the hood looked like afterwards :suspicious:

I ended up hitting it with Megs APC+ and Optimum Car Wash to finish the stripping stage.

There, it worked :tongue:

I will have another thread later with the waxes/sealants I am testing on this now bare paint.

 

[imported_reeeko991]

Interesting.



Nice post...

 

[umi000]

Interesting - so I guess we have another option to clean off tar without stripping wax

 

[Leadfootluke]

Interesting - so I guess we have another option to clean off tar without stripping wax

It still perplexes me, but I will continue to test it out on waxes panels to see if I get the same effect.

 

[umi000]

It still perplexes me, but I will continue to test it out on waxes panels to see if I get the same effect.

I'd definitely be interested in those results - a good tar remover which, for whatever reason, doesn't strip wax is always useful.

 

[MichaelM]

Tar removers are oil based and will repel water/cause beading. Even after it is wiped and rinsed off tar removers/solvents can still cause beading. You usually need to use an APC to remove the tar remover residue.

 

[Leadfootluke]

Tar removers are oil based and will repel water/cause beading. Even after it is wiped and rinsed off tar removers/solvents can still cause beading. You usually need to use an APC to remove the tar remover residue.

I noticed that with tarminator and part of the time with Tar-X, but that is why I am going to do another test to confirm it. The water would bead off of a post Tar-X surface, but the Tar-X was beading off of the waxes surface.